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    M17x - The Story So Far.... Again (",)

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Oodle-Bear, Dec 14, 2009.

  1. Oodle-Bear

    Oodle-Bear Alienware Mug, Testpilot

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    Hi guys,

    I'm looking into swapping my Windows Vista 32-Bit OS for Windows 7 64-Bit...

    As many of you know I have a M17x 1st Gen notebook and i wondered if the drivers for the "All Powerful/Dell" M17X are compatible?

    Has this conversion been carried out yet?

    Will our intrepid explorer survive the challenge?

    We'll find out...

    OB
     
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    Google is your friend.. so are relevant thread titles..?
     
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  4. Oodle-Bear

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    Thanks, I've already found the drivers, some Dell and some AW but, i wanted to know if there were compatibilty issues, my M17x is 'Santa Rosa' not monty like the new M17X has...

    I have already asked AW about the upgrade and it will cost approximately £186 + VAT from them for the full 64-Bit version. As my warrenty has expired i'm now looking at online prices...

    OB
     
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    The graphics drivers might work, but I wouldn't know if the drivers are modded or anything...Best to get them straight from nVidia.

    As far as I know none of the others will work. Remember that this is a completely different notebook with a different chipset, different processor line, and different graphics cards.

    As another tip why not purchase a Windows 7 upgrade package? That allows you to get the great new OS along with installing it in 64-bit. Or is there any particular reason you want/need to stick to vista?
     
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  6. Oodle-Bear

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    I've always prefered to do a clean install, i tried the Vista upgrader years ago and all it did was make a mess of my "old data" and put it into a folder...

    I keep all of my personal stuff backed up along with my music etc.

    It
    's mainly hardware issues that i'm concerned about, I don't want to install W7 and find that something doesn't work and there's no drivers for it...

    I know most of W7 is based on the Longhord Kernel and therefore should support Vista programs but, better to make sure eh?

    To be honest Vista is ok, does what i want but, i want the lates OS and speed increase that 64-Bit offers.

    OB
     
    Oodle-Bear, Dec 14, 2009
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